Grading

Kristen Early

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Steps in Report Card Grading

OCreate a learning targets list you

will assess
OMake a formative and summative

assessment plan.
OCreate, choose, modify

assessments

Steps in Report Card Grading

ORecord information from

assessments as you give them

OSummarize the achievement

information into one score

OTranslate they summary score into

the report card symbol

GradeCam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4O4xGs3
ptk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkKUBYC9
WEQ

Converting Rubric Scores to

Grades
ODont convert rubric

scores to letter grades if

you can help it.
OUse a decision rule to

convert a set of rubric

scores to a final grade

Converting Rubric Scores to

Grades
OReplace out-of-date

evidence with more recent

evidence
OBe careful when combining

rubric scores with

percentage information to
form a final grade

RubiStar
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een=NewRubric&module=Rubistar

Rubric Rating
Avg.

Logical Grade
Conversion

Percent
Conversion

3.9-4.0

A+

99

3.7-3.8

95

3.5-3.6

A-

91

3.3-3.4

B+

88

3.1-3.2

85

2.9-3.0

B-

81

2.7-2.8

C+

78

2.5-2.6

75

2.3-2.4

C-

71

2.1-2.2

D+

68

1.9-2.0

65

1.7-1.8

D-

61

1.5-1.6

55

1.3-1.4

48

1.0-1.2

40

Norm-Referenced
Grading
OIs it ever okay to
grade on a curve?

Process for Summarizing

Information
OWeight information as

needed
OCombine information

thoughtfully

Process for Summarizing

Information
OVerify accuracy of

summative data
OConvert record book

entries to a common
scale

Plickers
(paper clickers)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMAX2EQ
nUXE

Zeroes
OWhy do you recommend

never assigning zeroes?

Grading Guidelines
1. Use grades to

communicate, not
motivate
2. Report achievement and
other factors separately
3. Reflect only current level
of achievement in the
academic grade